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Language BiographyI learn Engl<strong>is</strong>h because:I like it.I want <strong>to</strong> travel.I like learning languages.it’s one of my school subjects.I will need it <strong>to</strong> get a job.I need it <strong>for</strong> the Internet.my friends learn it.it’s a world language.I want <strong>to</strong> understand Engl<strong>is</strong>h texts (e.g. songs).I want <strong>to</strong> read books in Engl<strong>is</strong>h.I want <strong>to</strong> watch films and TV programmes in Engl<strong>is</strong>h.I want <strong>to</strong> have (more) friends in other countries.my mother/father wants me <strong>to</strong> learn it.I want <strong>to</strong> take international exams in Engl<strong>is</strong>h.people need <strong>to</strong> speak at least two modern languages nowadays.Other reasons:I learn Engl<strong>is</strong>h:at school.at school, but I also have extra lessons after school.<strong>with</strong> friends from another country in a school exchange.on language courses in Engl<strong>is</strong>h-speaking countries.on holiday (<strong>with</strong> my parents/family/friends) in Engl<strong>is</strong>h-speaking countries.<strong>with</strong> pen friends in my country.<strong>with</strong> pen friends in their country.Other places:I learn Engl<strong>is</strong>h by:reading books in Engl<strong>is</strong>h.neversometimesoftenregularlyl<strong>is</strong>tening <strong>to</strong> songs in Engl<strong>is</strong>h.l<strong>is</strong>tening <strong>to</strong> radio programmes in Engl<strong>is</strong>h.watching TV programmes in Engl<strong>is</strong>h.watching video films or DVDs in the original version <strong>with</strong> subtitles.watching video films or DVDs in the original version.exchanging emails <strong>with</strong> my epals.exchanging letters in Engl<strong>is</strong>h <strong>with</strong> my pen friends from other countries.l<strong>is</strong>tening <strong>to</strong> cassettes and imitating pronunciation.learning vocabulary in different ways.translating songs.learning songs by heart.looking up new words in a dictionary.trying <strong>to</strong> guess the meaning of words from the context.trying <strong>to</strong> guess the meaning of words because they are similar<strong>to</strong> the words in my mother <strong>to</strong>ngue or other languages I learn.using the Internet a lot.chatting on the Internet.Things I like doing in language lessons:Things I am good at:Things I find difficult:© Cambridge University Press 2004 PHOTOCOPIABLE 3

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